Thursday, December 11, 2008

Three little Berners

This photo is my most viewed, most interesting, most commented and most favorited photo on my Flickr account. As of this typing, it's had 6,612 views. Unfortunately, I didn't take it; my husband did.

The puppy in the center is our own Loki when she was 6 weeks old. We'd visited her breeder and were trying to figure out which little girl we wanted to adopt. So that means the other two puppies are Loki's sisters.

Taking this photo was not easy. It required puppy wranglers (aka me and the breeder) to keep putting the puppies back into position. They were rambunctious little critters.

In case you're wondering, the puppies are Bernese Mountain Dogs. They're a Swiss breed often referred to as Berners, and in Switzerland are known as Berner Sennenhund.

Successful blogs have a narrowly defined focus and are frequently updated. This isn't one of those. Nope, this blog is all over the place -- writing, travel, dogs, social, hobbies, you name it. And frequently updated? Don't hold your breath. But it's my blog and it makes me happy.

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